tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post9281555498420971..comments2019-05-25T11:00:25.705-04:00Comments on Heroes, Heroines, and History: The Amazing B-17 Bomber in WWIIDebbie Lynne Costellohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16381517812227326616noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-16880545656787874112015-10-20T09:48:46.037-04:002015-10-20T09:48:46.037-04:00My husband was a Marine stationed in Viet Nam in t...My husband was a Marine stationed in Viet Nam in the late 1960&#39;s. He was wounded and flown to Japan for a nine month hospital stay. I can&#39;t imagine a 19 year old going through what he did. Very proud of him and he deserves his Purple Heart!!rubynrebahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03259236798739951105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-48915911360682317432015-10-19T10:55:41.039-04:002015-10-19T10:55:41.039-04:00I read many B-17 memoirs while writing my WWII ser...I read many B-17 memoirs while writing my WWII series (debuting in January) which has the B-17 navigators as the common thread. Some of the stories the airmen told are unbelievable. Another excellent book that came out last year is &quot;Shot Down: The true story of pilot Howard Snyder and the crew of the B-17 Susan Ruth&quot; by Howard&#39;s son Steve. Some crewmen evaded, some were captured and executed. That should be required reading for high school students.Terri Wangardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05061067970781919577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-16960424749705839692015-10-17T23:31:58.118-04:002015-10-17T23:31:58.118-04:00Very interesting about the Bomber and the Mustangs...Very interesting about the Bomber and the Mustangs who saved their lives. So much history from WW2 to read about and research. I really enjoyed your Biblical fiction book about the woman at the well. I do not have any war stories. sm wileygreen1(at)yahoo(dot)comsharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01667697363749218857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-87018510001122146642015-10-17T20:02:36.856-04:002015-10-17T20:02:36.856-04:00My father was at Pearl and injured at Wheeler Fiel...My father was at Pearl and injured at Wheeler Field. Later he was a navigator on a B-17. Their group flew out of Italy to bomb Berlin. He said he did all he could not to bomb the churches. Their plane was hit and went down on the way to Berlin and he parachuted into Yugoslavia. We still have his log books and his maps. We did not know he had saved them until he died and we had a chance to look in his war trunk. Some bits of parachute and his emergency kit were in it also. Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11996182392592289805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-50938248473546105542015-10-17T10:40:24.637-04:002015-10-17T10:40:24.637-04:00My maternal grandfather served in WWI his son serv...My maternal grandfather served in WWI his son served in WWII and my father served in the korean war. None have ever talk about there experiences in the wars.Kim Amundsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12951846304316134717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-13852211998660075462015-10-17T08:16:53.578-04:002015-10-17T08:16:53.578-04:00My dad was in Europe during WWII, seeing action at...My dad was in Europe during WWII, seeing action at Normandy and the Battle of the Bulge. He was one of the soldiers who helped liberate Buchenwald. He&#39;s still alive and will talk about some of his experiences.Rebecca PriceJanneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16678651951356278532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-44454895135241491722015-10-17T02:46:14.877-04:002015-10-17T02:46:14.877-04:00Nice to read a blog post by a fellow Texan.
My fat...Nice to read a blog post by a fellow Texan.<br />My father was in the Army Air Corp and he was lucky several times in WWIiHe was in a convoy of ships that missed Pearl Harbor by 2 days. The soldiers from our home county of Jack were in the same convoy.Dad&#39;s battalion stayed in Australia and the convoy was captured and became the Lost Battalion.Linda Raineyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14476750060261298429noreply@blogger.com